The Assassin King

By: Elizabeth Haydon

Narrated by: Kevin T. Collins

The Assassin King opens at winter's end with the arrival by sea of a mysterious hunter, a man of ancient race and purpose, who endlessly chants the names of the pantheon of demons that are his intended victims, as well as one other: Ysk, the original name of the Brother, now known as Achmed, the Assassin King of Ylorc.

At the same moment of this portentous arrival, two gatherings of great import are taking place. The first is a convocation of dragons, who gather in a primeval forest glade - the site of the horrific ending of Llauron, one of the last of their kind. They mourn not only his irrevocable death, but the loss of the lore and control over the Earth itself that it represents. The ancient wyrms are terrified for what will come as a result of this loss.

The second gathering is a council of war held in the depths of the keep of Haguefort: Ashe and Rhapsody, rulers of the alliance that protects the Middle Continent; Gwydion, the new Duke of Navarne; Anborn, the Lord Marshall; Achmed, the King of Ylorc, and Grunthor, his Sergeant-Major. Each brings news that form the pieces of a great puzzle. And as each piece is added it becomes quite clear: War is coming, the likes of which the world has never known.

Cataclysm, both large and small, await in this sixth volume of the USA Today best-selling fantasy series, The Symphony of Ages. A twisting, fast-moving tale, The Assassin King promises endless surprises - most of which lead to pain.

©2006 Elizabeth Haydon (P)2014 Audible Inc.

awesome 😎

I loved the evolution of this story. I the voice actor was great. all in all love this book

the story continues to develop perfectly!

having started this series in paperback some 12 years ago, I can say that I am quite happy with the reader Kevin T Collins and how he continues to bring the voices to life, everybody sounds as I thought they would. the story itself continues to twist in a delightful way Elizabeth Haydon introduces new plots effortlessly. I cannot thank her enough for giving me such Joy on my long commutes.

Epic narration

Great narration of the novel. The narrator uses a wide variety of voices to give depth to each character in the novel.

Story is great but content is getting redundant

Love the continuation of the story. However the repetition of parts seems to take up more and more of the book. I guess that’s to be expected with a long series. But sometimes just a quick summary or recap would be better than fully repeating large sections of previous books.

Did like the person who read it.

Is there anything you would change about this book?

The person who narrated.

What was one of the most memorable moments of The Assassin King?

Got to see why Emily and Ashe's timeline was changed

Would you be willing to try another one of Kevin T. Collins’s performances?

No. I also use BARD from the National Library Service. They have this series, but were in the process of updated the server. I had just finished book 5 and wanted to continue. For this series I prefer who read the book for them. This guy was constantly mispronouncing words that I was already used to one way. Very sad because this is one of my favorite series.

Did The Assassin King inspire you to do anything?

Finish reading the series. This is an annual reread as is one of my fav's.